Supreme Court · 2002 INSC 561 · Decided 18 December 2002
Swami Nath Chouhan and ORS. v. Union of India and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2002 INSC 561 · [2002] SUPP. 5 S.C.R. 548
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 8549/1994
- Decided
- 18 December 2002
- Bench
- S.S.M. QUADRI, ARIJIT PASAYAT (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
CHOUHAN AND ORS. v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. DECEMBER 18, 2002 B [SYED SHAH MOHAMMED QUADRI AND ARIJIT PASAYAT, Jt.] Assam Settlement Rules : C r.18-land acquired by Union of India for defence purposes-later, land rec01weyed to landowner hut possession not delivered-Notice under r.18 issued to Act, 1955-Suit and appeal dismissed-RS to R7 held to be encroachers-Again notice under r. D 18 issued to them-Notice quashed in writ petition-However, writ appeal of Union .of India allowed by Division Bench of High Court upholding the notice-Held, r. I 8 empowers the Government to evict any
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